Elements and assembly for binding a boot to a gliding board or a rolling board

Abstract

Retention element for binding an article of footwear to a gliding board or to a rolling board, such as an ski or snowboard binding. The retention element includes a body mounted on a base, the base being slidable along a longitudinal guide rail. Between the two subassemblies which include the base and the guide rail, a flexible blade is fixed to one of the subassemblies. The blade includes housings longitudinally spaced apart for an anchoring pin affixed to the other subassembly, and a maneuvering member, moveable between two operating positions, cooperates with the blade to engage or disengage one of the housings of the blade with the anchoring pin.

1 . An element for binding an article of footwear to a gliding board or a rolling board, said binding element comprising: 
 a first subassembly comprising a base and a body mounted on the base;    a second subassembly comprising a longitudinal guide rail, the base of the first subassembly being slidable along the longitudinal guide rail of the second subassembly;    a blade fixed to one of the first and second subassemblies, said blade having a length and longitudinally spaced apart housings, said blade being flexible over at least a portion of said length;    an anchoring pin affixed to another of the first and second subassemblies    a maneuvering member moveable between two operating positions, said maneuvering member cooperating with the blade selectively to engage any of a plurality of the housings of the blade with the anchoring pin or to disengage the blade.    
   
   
       2 . A binding element according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the maneuvering member is movable to cause the housings of the blade to move vertically.    
   
   
       3 . A binding element according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the maneuvering member is mounted on said another of the first and second subassemblies.    
   
   
       4 . A binding element according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the blade is fixed to the guide rail and the anchoring pin is affixed to the base.    
   
   
       5 . A binding element according to  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a succession of hard points and soft points between the guide rail and the base, thereby creating a succession of hard points and soft points during sliding of the base along the slide rail.    
   
   
       6 . A binding element according to  claim 5 , wherein: 
 said succession of hard points and soft points comprises a series of waves on the guide rail and a detent on the base.    
   
   
       7 . A binding element according to  claim 4 , wherein: 
 the maneuvering member is a slide slidably mounted with respect to the base.    
   
   
       8 . A binding element according to  claim 7 , wherein: 
 the slide includes at least one pad to retain the blade on the pin and at least one support pad on the blade.    
   
   
       9 . A binding element according to  claim 8 , wherein: 
 the slide includes two active positions, said two active positions consisting of an active locking position and an active unlocking position;    in the active locking position the at least one retaining pad is in an area of the pin;    in the active unlocking position the at least one support pad is in an area of the pin.    
   
   
       10 . A binding element according to  claim 7 , wherein: 
 a hard point device marks an active position for unlocking the slide.    
   
   
       11 . A binding element according to  claim 7 , further comprising: 
 a blocking device keeping the slide in an active locking position.    
   
   
       12 . An assembly for retaining an article of footwear on a gliding board or rolling board, said assembly comprising: 
 a binding element for the article of footwear, said binding element comprising: 
 a first subassembly comprising a base and a body mounted on the base;  
 a second subassembly comprising a longitudinal guide rail, the base of the first subassembly being slidable along the longitudinal guide rail of the second subassembly;  
 a blade fixed to one of the first and second subassemblies, said blade having a length and longitudinally spaced apart housings, said blade being flexible over at least a portion of said length;  
 an anchoring pin affixed to another of the first and second subassemblies  
 a maneuvering member moveable between two operating positions, said maneuvering member cooperating with the blade selectively to engage any of a plurality of the housings of the blade with the anchoring pin or to disengage the blade.  
   
   
   
       13 . A footwear retaining assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein: 
 the binding element is a front binding element for engagement with a front end of the article of footwear.    
   
   
       14 . A gliding or rolling sport assembly comprising: 
 a gliding board or rolling board;    an element for binding an article of footwear to the gliding board or rolling board, said binding element comprising: 
 a first subassembly comprising a base and a body mounted on the base;  
 a second subassembly comprising a longitudinal guide rail, the base of the first subassembly being slidable along the longitudinal guide rail of the second subassembly;  
 a blade fixed to one of the first and second subassemblies, said blade having a length and longitudinally spaced apart housings, said blade being flexible over at least a portion of said length;  
 an anchoring pin affixed to another of the first and second subassemblies  
 a maneuvering member moveable between two operating positions, said maneuvering member cooperating with the blade selectively to engage any of a plurality of the housings of the blade with the anchoring pin or to disengage the blade.